Quick start steps

In
FactoryTalk View Studio
, you can create these applications that mirror your plant or process:
  • Network distributed application
    A network distributed application can contain several servers, running on multiple computers, with multiple clients connecting to the application simultaneously.
  • Network station application
    A network station application contains one HMI server, one or more data servers, and one or more
    FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
     servers. The HMI server and client must be located on one single computer.
  • Local station application
    A local station application contains one HMI server, one data server, and one
    FactoryTalk Alarms and Events
     server. All application components and the client are on one single computer.
These steps use the network distributed application as an example to explain how to get an application up and ready to run.
Create the application that you will run. An application is a folder on your hard disk that contains, among other things, the application file (*.sed).
After creating the application, use these steps to create fundamental components of an application.
  • Step 1.1
    : Create an area
    After creating a network distributed application, create areas. Areas are logical divisions in
    FactoryTalk View SE
    . Each area can contain multiple servers, but it is recommended to locate only one server per area.
  • With an area created, add an HMI server to the application. HMI servers are software programs that supply information to clients. An HMI server stores HMI project components such as graphic displays, and serves these components to clients.
  • Before adding a data server, create a new area for it. A data server aggregates data requests, such as tag values from a controller, and publishes the data to the requesting clients. A single data server can be shared by all components within an application.
    FactoryTalk® Linx
     is the preferred data server for connecting to
    Rockwell Automation®
    devices and networks.
    FactoryTalk Linx
     also provides services for Control Logix device-based alarms and events.
    RSLinx® Classic
     and third-party OPC server such as KepServer Enterprise can also be used.
  • Before adding an alarm server, create a new area for it. An alarm server monitors alarms across a
    FactoryTalk View SE
     application. Alarms can be monitored from
    Rockwell Automation
     devices and third-party controllers.
Create graphic displays that operators will use to monitor and control plant processes. A display shows system or process data, and provides operators with a way to write values to external devices such as programmable controllers.
Create graphic objects as visual representations of processes and activities in a plant. The Toolbox provides objects that can be added to displays.
In
FactoryTalk View SE
, animate objects in graphic displays to enhance how you visualize automation controls and processes in an application.
Step 5
:
Select tags
Once you have established device shortcuts, the tags on your network will be available through the Tag Browser. Assign these tags to the objects in your displays as needed.
Set up alarms to notify the operator when a dangerous or critical condition occurs.
Set up data logging to collect and store tag values.
In FactoryTalk View Studio, you can only test one graphic display at a time. To test navigating among displays, run the application in a FactoryTalk View SE Client.
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